Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Winter in Mumbai!!!

Hi all,
Back again after a long time. Yeah the title is an oxymoron :) ...Just dropped for a quick hi before I start my postings......

Saturday, March 10, 2012

ShaNeem - Neem Hair Treatment Oil from Shahnaz Hussain


Now for the product review: 
Where did I buy: From www.cosmetix.com
Price: 292/- actual price 370/-
What the product says-
This preparation contains neem and other precious oils that prevent dandruff and Alopecia. Promotes hair growth and protects the scalp from microbial infections. Regular use prevents hair loss, brittleness and split ends. Delays greying.
My Opinion:
I wanted to have some herbal hair oil and as I was browsing the site I saw this product. Now I was having some dandruff issues so went ahead and bought this product. I thought this would have some bitter scent, was very surprised when I got this green perfumed oil. I have used it many times since and there is definitely an improvement on the dandruff thing also my scalp used to itch a lot and this oil is great for that too. I always apply oil before going to bed or on weekends and wash them day after.
+ves:
Mildly perfumed
Herbal
-ves:
none
Great herbal hair oil. I use this oil very sparingly and sometimes also use my coconut oil after applying this oil.  

First online shopping haul from cosmetix

 Hi all, Sorry for the long absence I was away as there was illness in the family but now that person is recovering I am back :)
This is my first online haul ever and it’s from www.cosmetix.com . So let me review the experience. I had in mind of buying some cosmetics online just for the experience of it and I choose the cash on delivery (COD) option. Well I place the order on 19th feb and got them on 21st (Sorry for the late update). The products were individually bubble wrapped and in a hard cardboard box and all the products reached in top class quality.
Now about the site there are very few brands available and I must say that I saw one particular brand that was all sold out except for 2 items against it 20 or so items listed. So be ready to have many sold out signs on products. Another problem I have which happens to be quite common with other Indian beauty shopping sites is the limited palette choice as compared to international sites. Now let me explain that I came to the site particularly to buy NYX jumbo eye pencil in shade milk that was not available (though other shades are there ) so I ended up buying other things instead. Btw can anyone suggest where they are buying this shade from?
One brand I found adequately stocked was Biotique which is a herbal brand and my next purchase from cosmetix would definitely be Biotique products.
All in all I will give the site 4 out of 5 deducting .5 for not proper stoking of the products (you have to see to believe) and 0.5 for less choice in terms of both brands available and the shade limitation. This site provides great value for money.
However if you happen to find the thing that u are looking for on this site then I suggest you to go ahead and buy because of COD (cash on delivery) option and also due to there super quick delivery.
Here's a glimpse of what I bought -Berberry Refreshing Cleansing Lotion from Biotique, ShaNeem - Neem Hair Treatment Oil from Shahnaz Hussain,  NaturalBlend Swift Make-up Stick SPF-15 (1 new shade) - Shades : 730 Creamy Peach from Lotus Herbals, 
The review of each of these is coming up.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Avon Naturals Honey & Milk nourishing cream and mask


New Naturals Honey & Milk Nourishing Cream

The best face cream I have used in eons. I am super excited with this product read below to know why.
Now for the product review: 
Where did I buy: From an Avon rep.
Price: Normally cost is 159-169/- ,but i got it on a discount at 129/-.
Quantity-50 gm
What the brochure says-
Naturals Honey & Milk nourishing Cream
-Mild and gentle
-Suitable for everyday use


My Opinion:
I have a very dry and sensitive skin and I use loads of cold cream which I need to reapply every 2-3 hrs otherwise my skin becomes flaky . I can never apply anything apart from Cold creams in winters. Actually I have tried lots of moisturizer but they don’t work for me.

So when I tried this product I was very very skeptical. Now as I applied this cream it felt of like a lotion and got absorbed quickly. It gave my face a slight matte feel within minutes. I started worrying since I don’t like the stretchy feel when I don’t put loads of cold cream on. So I started waiting for the white dry flakes to come up. And guess what!!

No such thing happened and for the first time in ages I have a matte feel to my skin in winters without any small nasty flaky dryness showing up. And compared to applying the cold cream 3-4 times now I apply this only once or at most twice.I don’t have to keep becoming self conscious every once in a while finally I can let go and have a matte skin in winter!! I think that the combination of honey milk has done the wonders. Honey is an anti microbial agent and Milk is moisturizing so their combination is good for skin.

Now if I have to describe the smell ,I will say it has a very caramel like smell,, very sweet and even small amount of the cream will make you filled with this smell. 

I recommend it to any one with problem skin OR FOR THAT MATTER ANY ONE. Give this a try and chances are u will become addicted too. I have finished my cream and ordered 2 more.

+ves:
Great price sooo damn cheap.
Excellent quality matte feel cream for dry skin in winter !!!
Feels feather soft on skin has no weight.
Instantly absorbed into skin and
Non Greasy.

-ves:
Very sweet caramelly smell
I don’t have any thing –ve to write about this.

Great great product!! I totally recommend it
Go and grab this J

New Naturals Honey & Milk Nourishing Mask


Where did I buy: From an Avon rep.
Price: Normally cost is 159-169/- ,but i got it on a discount at 129/-.
Quantity-50ml.
What the brochure says-
Naturals honey & Milk Nourishing Face Wash
-Mild and gentle cleanser with a smooth application
Instantly
-Effective cleanses and refreshes skin without over drying.
-Restores and maintains skins lost moisture.

 My opinion:
Umm so out with the confession now, I have used this mask only once. It is also like the cream in many ways even the smell. I wanna use it more often though since we tend to put more amount of the mask on our face the a cream so the sweet smell may be too much. Rest it is a good product.

I am not going to buy this again simply because of the smell.

Please comment on whether u found this review useful.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Oriflame Beauty Nail Food / Nail nourisher

I brought this along with the nail enamel from Oriflame which I have already reviewed and liked. This one I am not so sure about however.

Now for the product review: 
Where did I buy: From an Oriflame rep.
Price: Normally cost is 179/- ,but i got it on a discount at 149/-.
Quantity-7 ml.

Pic coutesy:http://in.oriflame.com/products/product-detail.jhtml?prodCode=18937


What the catalog says about Oriflame Beauty Nail Food:

Revitalizes and restores weak nails
With nourishing natural berry oils
Non-greasy and quickly absorbed

My Opinion:
Let me tell you that I used it as was instructed in their brochure. So after I took out my nail paint with remover I applied a layer of it. Now the bottle has a yellow colored liquid but on applying it had a translucent layer with a veryyy mild sweetish fragrance (good nothing overpowering). I don’t know why but I had this notion that it was supposed to dry just like my oriflame nail enamel did so even after 10 mins when it was not dried I lost my little patience and touched it ,then wiped it off after some time.
Now the second time I kept it on and it takes 1 hr to absorb, I was confused as to whether it was absorbed by my nails or the cuticles and area around nails.
Now the product err.. Nail food had oils definitely but it had a very watery consistency. It was non greasy as mentioned but not quickly absorbed it takes a decent hour to absorb if you haven’t already impatiently wiped it off some how. Well honestly I dint like it much since I would probably use any other oil for nourishment. The product confuses me: oil inside a nail paint bottle and applied with a nail paint brush.
Another thing is that most of the product is absorbed by cuticles and area around nails so if you already have a cuticle gel (I have avon vitamin C enriched cuticle gel) then you can probably skip this product.

+ves:
One good thing is the very Mild berry smell.
Non Greasy.
Can be easily applied with a nail paint brush.

-ves:
 Too costly
No instant result though my cuticles were moistened all rite.
Can be easily substituted by any body oil. 

An interesting childhood anecdote which I remembered was when I was a kid my maternal uncle (choto mama) had to bathe me up and before that he used to rub himself and me with lots of mustard oil and made a point to put a drop of oil on each finger and toe nail for both of us. He said that it would give us shiny nails and to this day he has a very good skin and nails :) 

Well this product will definitely last me long but after I finish it I don't plan on repurchasing 
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